Chemical Prices Today (Apr 17, 2026): Daily Market Trends & Price Changes

The latest daily chemical price update highlights key movements across major sectors, including Basic Chemicals, Fine Chemicals, Energy, Plastics, and Rubber. This report summarizes daily, weekly, and monthly price changes to help market participants track short-term fluctuations and broader pricing trends.

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Top Price Movers

Sorbitol prices ↑ 31.25%
Propane prices ↑ 29.17%
Trichloroethylene prices ↓ -10.38%

Basic Chemicals Prices

Product	CAS	Price	Daily	Weekly	Monthly
Acetic acid	64-19-7	4417	-1.63%	-3.79%	46.82%
Acetone	67-64-1	8200	2.10%	-0.21%	25.79%
Acetonitrile	75-05-8	8783	-2.14%	-0.05%	11.53%
Benzene	71-43-2	8590	0.39%	0.24%	5.49%
Formaldehyde	50-00-0	1451	-0.27%	0.14%	20.40%
Methanol	67-56-1	3393	0.98%	-1.06%	15.69%
Propylene	115-07-1	9174	-2.52%	0.83%	11.78%
Ethylene glycol	107-21-1	5100	-2.39%	-3.11%	12.65%

Basic chemicals showed mixed trends, with some feedstocks rising while solvents and intermediates softened amid shifting supply-demand conditions.

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Fine Chemicals Prices

Product	CAS	Price	Daily	Weekly	Monthly
Activated carbon	64365-11-3	6933	15.55%	45.21%	19.55%
Creatine monohydrate	6020-87-7	21950	3.42%	1.12%	0.34%
Dimethyl carbonate	616-38-6	4300	-0.76%	-2.57%	-0.58%
Petroleum jelly	8009-03-8	10300	10.75%	0%	0.27%
Sorbitol	50-70-4	6300	31.25%	5.16%	-13.84%
Stearic acid	57-11-4	10067	-4.58%	1.33%	4.62%

Fine chemicals saw strong gains in selected products like sorbitol and activated carbon, while others experienced corrections, reflecting niche market volatility.

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Energy Prices

Product	Price	Daily	Weekly	Monthly
Gasoline	8343	-3.84%	-6.23%	3.43%

Energy prices declined, with gasoline weakening and contributing to softer upstream cost pressures.

Plastics Prices

Product	Price	Daily	Weekly	Monthly
ABS	11567	-2.31%	-7.03%	9.69%
HDPE	10400	-0.12%	-0.33%	17.08%
PVC	4950	-0.20%	-3.73%	0%

Plastic markets showed continued weakness, reflecting cautious downstream demand and cost-side adjustments.

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Price Market Trend Sorbitol Propane Trichloroethylene

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• Fine Chemicals Prices
• Energy Prices
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